New drug can improve fertility in women with reproductive health problems
A drug that acts via the natural ‘kisspeptin’ hormone system in the body has the potential to treat reproductive health problems in women.
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Podcast: Pandemic mental health, hidden strengths and severe morning sickness
In this edition: Exploring pandemic mental health, comparing spaceflight and frontline NHS work, and linking severe morning sickness with depression.
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Duchess of Cambridge visits Tommy’s Centre for Miscarriage Research at Imperial
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge showed her support for Baby Loss Awareness Week, meeting families and experts at Imperial.
Pregnant women with drug-resistant TB can be safely treated, says new study
Expectant mothers with drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) can be safely treated with bedaquiline, a treatment not previously evaluated in pregnant women
Child deaths in Brazil fall following comprehensive smoking ban
Child deaths have fallen in Brazil following complete smoking bans in public places, according to a new study.
Vegetable and fish diet linked to lower high blood pressure risk in pregnancy
A diet rich in vegetables and fish is associated with a lower risk of developing high blood pressure, and a related condition known as pre-eclampsia.
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“Giving birth then coming home without our baby was difficult to go through”
A new research centre at Imperial will investigate the causes of premature birth.
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Imperial innovators receive prestigious Royal College of Physicians award
Congratulations to the National Neonatal Research Database team on receiving an RCP Excellence in Patient Care Award for Innovation.
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First study of its kind shows how foetal strength changes over time
Bioengineers at Imperial have measured how the force of babies' kicks in the womb change over the course of pregnancy.
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"A worse feeling than any pain I'd felt": Severe pregnancy sickness discussed
Dr Nicola Mitchell-Jones speaks to Caroline Brogan on helping women with hyperemesis gravidarum, and we hear from her former patient Tanya Wood.
